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BENGALURU: India’s first solar space observatory mission, Aditya-L1, early Tuesday began its 110-day-long journey to L1, about 1.5-million-km from Earth, with Isro completing the Trans-Lagrangian1 Insertion (TLI) flawlessly.The L1 refers to Lagrange Point-1 of the Sun-Earth system. It is a location in space where the gravitational forces of two celestial bodies, such as the Sun and Earth, are in...

When Dr Aditi Paul, a researcher and author who works at the intersection of technology, psychology and human communication, decided to move to Michigan from Kolkata for a PhD, she was not thinking about the big picture of her career path but was focused on the immediate next step – getting an F-1 student visa. And after she joined the programme, it was about the step after that. “When I graduated,...

KANNUR: Shahrukh Saifi, the man suspected of starting a fire onboard a train in Kerala was brought to the southern state by road on Thursday morning after being nabbed in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri on Wednesday. The fire incident inside the train resulted in the deaths of three people, including a toddler.The on-road journey of the suspect to Kozhikode, however, witnessed some dramatic events.After...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition parties who have been targeting the government in Parliament and accused them of joining hands to launch a "save-the-corrupt" movement.Addressing a gathering of party workers after inaugurating the newly-constructed residential complex and auditorium at the BJP office in New Delhi, PM Modi backed the action taken by...